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Jyutping ci2 liu2 bat1 kap6
Pinyin shǐ liào bù jí

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic, of an event that occurred
    to be unexpected; to be unanticipated

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Jyutping ci2 liu6 bat1 kap6
Pinyin shǐ liào bù jí

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    事情​發​展​嘅​結​果​,​唔​係​當初​開始​時​咁​噉​預料​。
    out of the blue
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我对这个始料不及的消息感到很惊讶。
    我對這個始料不及的消息感到很驚訝。
    wǒ duì zhè ge shǐ liào bù jí de xiāo xi gǎn dào hěn jīng yà 。
    • I jumped at the unexpected news.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    始料不及
    始料不及
    ci2 liu6 bat1 kap6
    • unexpected; beyond expectation